Epping, Essex
| Epping | |
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High Street, and church of St John the Baptist | |
Epping Location within Essex | |
Interactive map of Epping | |
| Area | 7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 12,547 (Parish, 2021) 10,695 (Built up area, 2021) |
| • Density | 1,623/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL455025 |
| • London | 17 mi (27 km) SW |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EPPING |
| Postcode district | CM16 |
| Dialling code | 01992 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Epping Town Council |
Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It lies 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Charing Cross in central London. It is surrounded by the northern end of Epping Forest, and stands on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys.
Epping forms part of the London commuter belt; it is the eastern terminus of the London Underground's Central line, and the town lies just outside the M25 London Orbital Motorway. The town has a number of historic Grade I and II* and Grade II listed buildings. The weekly market, which dates to 1253, is held each Monday.
As well as the town itself, the parish also includes Coopersale and Fiddlers Hamlet. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 12,547 and the built up area had a population of 10,695.
Epping became twinned with the German town of Eppingen in north-west Baden-Württemberg in 1981.